Grupos de investigación

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Research projects

Granted projects 

  • Project Proof of Concept, PDC2023-145868-I00: "Development of a multifunctional optical sensor based on gallium oxide microcavities” (2024-2025). PI: Bianchi Méndez
  • AFOSR project: “Exploring optical cavities based on gallium oxide nanomaterials”. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2023-2026). PIs: Bianchi Méndez and Emilio Nogales

  • International cooperation project, PCI2023-143388: "“p-n heterojunctions of emergent wide band gap oxides for self-powered UVC sensing". National project. M.era.net MCIN. (2023- 2026) Coordinated by UCM, PI: Bianchi Méndez. Partners: Nanovation (France) and Technical University Dresden (Germany)

  • National project, PID2021-122562NB-I00: "Light-matter interaction in nano-membranes of wide bandgap metal oxides for self-powered devices". National project. MCIN. (2022- 2025) PIs: Bianchi Méndez and David Maestre

  • Project for ecologic and digital transformation, TED2021-130139B-I00: "Gallium oxide nanostructures for energy saving and telecommunications". National project. MCIN. (2022- 2025) PIs: Emilio Nogales and David Maestre.

  • Project on "Plan Complementario de Materiales Avanzados", MAD2D-CM-UCM-4: "Materiales disruptivos bidimensionales" (CM y PRTE) (2022-2025). PI: Bianchi Méndez

  • H2020 Project BAT4EVER: “Autonomous Self-Healing polymer based Components for high performant Lithium Ion Batteries” (2020 – 2023) Cooperative project 10 partners. Coordinator: VUB Belgium, UCM-PI: Ana Cremades/ Bianchi Méndez.  

  • National project RTI2018-097195-B-I00: "Novel paradigms on functional wide band gap nano-oxides. In situ-characterization and correlative microscopy". National project. MCIN. (2018 – 2021) PIs: Bianchi Méndez and Ana Cremades.

  • AFOSR project: “Exploring light-matter interaction in gallium oxide micro- and nanostructures”. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (2020-2023). PIs: Bianchi Méndez and Emilio Nogales.

  • University project, PR87/19-22613: "Metallic oxides for circular and sustainable economy" UCM-Santander project (2019-2020). PI: Paloma Fernández

  • University project, PR65/19-22464: "Characterization of niobium oxide and tantalium oxide thin films for applications in energy storage" UCM-Early researchers project (2020-2022). PI: Belén Sotillo 

  • RED2018-102609-T Red de investigación: "Microscopia avanzada 2D/3D de materiales funcionales" - MICIN, (2019-2022). PI: Jose González Calbet

  • PR65/19-22335: "Sensors based on semiconducting oxides of low dimensionality" UCM-Early researchers project (2020-2022). PI: Javier Bartolomé

  • PCIN-2017-106: Hybrid materials for Si surface passivation and their applications in batteries. M_era.net, Co-fund. (2017 – 2020) Participants: Insitute for Energy, Kjeller (Noruega), UCM (PI: Ana Cremades), Enwair (Turquía).

  • Project to initiate research collaboration with the Technical University Dresden (TUD) granted by DFG (2019). TUD and UCM (PI: Bianchi Méndez).

  • 008-ABEL-CM-2013: Sustainable oxide materials and nano-structures for energy related applications. NILS Program (EAA Grants) (2015 – 2016). Participan UCM (IPs: Ana Cremades and Bianchi Méndez) and Institute for Energy, Kjeller (Noruega).

  • Bilateral action Hispano-Portuguesa: Comparative study of different doping processes in semiconductor nanowires (HP-2008- 0071) (2008 – 2009) Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Entidades participantes: UCM (PI: Bianchi Méndez) – ITN Portugal.